Mrs. Kaufman and her SEM students once again brought their acting skills center stage in their January 2013 production of “School House Rock”! The 278 family is so lucky to have such dedicated teachers and staff who love the arts! Go 278!
On January 24th, our 1st-8th grade students set up around the school and gave presentations on what they learned in the first semester’s SEMs. They learned about oceans, magical thinking, buildings and bridges, dinosaurs, monologues and much much more. We at 278 think our SEMs are pretty awesome! At 278, we know learning can be fun! Go 278!
A Cooking demo for parents by Celebrity Chef Ellie Krieger, took place on Thursday January 10th in the Auditorium. The event was very welll attended by our foodie parents. Chef Krieger prepared chicken fried rice, chicken spinach quesadillas and curried chicken salad! Yum! Also, receipes and helpful meal planning tips made this an event to remember.
Mr. Quinto and all the wonderful performers at 278 came together on 12/19 to celebrate their musical accomplishments and the upcoming holidays! There were amazing solo performances, our brand new Choir sang and of course the Kindergarten strutted their stuff on the stage in their very first performance. The event was a delight! Special shout out to Mr. Quinto, the classroom teachers and the 7th grade runners who all made this a “show to remember”.
On December 11, 2012 our 278 classes had a Holiday sign along with our parents and volunteers – they heard about holiday traditions all over the world and sang their little hearts out. A big thank you to our parent volunteers who made this an exciting afternoon of song!
In October , Mr. Feltman secured a grant from Spoons Across America (spoonsacrossamerica.org). During their time in our school, they gave our third grade students an opportunity to taste and describe the following powders: salt,sugar,cocoa powder and ascorbic acid. They also sampled four varieties of apples and described each of them using their five senses. The third graders were actively engaged and loved this interactive experience! A big thank you to Mr. Feltman for making this a very successful program at 278 this year! To see more pictures of this event – click here
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On Monday, October 15th our students walked for the cure! The students made banners and walked in today’s Walk-A-Thon to raise money to fight pediatric cancer through Dr. Cairo’s research foundation called “Dream, Discover, Cure”. To find out more, click here. Go 278!
On June 14th, the fourth and fifth grade participated in a one mile fun run/walk at Baker Field. Mr. Feltman organized the run and received a grant from the New York Road Runner’s Foundation to host this event. Thanks to all who participated and especially to Mr. F! Great Work team!
On Monday, June 18th, the 2nd and 3rd graders held a talent show – and boy are these kids talented! There were magic tricks, dancing, guitar playing, acapella singing, piano playing and a human beat box! Click here to enjoy the show!
Take a look at this great WITS video – it talks about the program and all the great things that WITS is doing to keep our kids healthy. Also, there is a special interview with Mrs. Guido about half way through. Go Mrs. G!
On May 18, 2012, our parents and families came to school to see our SEMs in action. There were presentations on Fairy Tales, Stupendous Scenes (acting writing dialogue and improvisation) dinosaurs, math games, sea land and air exploration, and bugs just to name a few.
It was standing room only on April 2nd and April 4th, when Ms. Carina’s students took to the stage and danced in their 2012 Dance Recitals. Take a look at our YouTube Video!
Ms. McCord’s SEM went green and planted English ivy in the upper pockets of our Wooly Pockets Garden. For the lower pockets, the students are starting with flower seedlings. Funding for the Wooly Pockets vertical garden and planting supplies came from fundraising and a Grow to Learn mini-grant. Go Green!
Take a look here for pictures of Ms. Volow’s Puppetry SEM making puppets at the Children’s Museum of Art in Tribeca. Also, check out pictures and videos of more budding 278 thesbians in Ms. Pagan and Ms. Sullivan’s SEM – scenes from “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales”.
Come fly with us! On December 15th, Mrs Kaufman and Mrs. Steil’s SEM put on a show stopper of a performance of Peter Pan – selected songs from the musical. And their 278 fans came out in full force as our theater saw a record crowd that night. Congratulations to all our budding thespians and singers.
On December 16th, our 278 community celebrated one of our favorite events – our bi-annual SEM celebration had the school buzzing about all the amazing things the students learned this semester including Spanish, Math Games, Dinosaurs, Ocean Life, and Family Traditions just to name a few.
November 14-18! What a busy week at 278! Dinner to Go, Parent Teacher Conferences, and Book Fair! Dinner to Go was a huge success – a special thank you to all our amazing chefs who baked delicious dishes and the generous area restaurants that donated food – we had a fantastic turnout at dinner to go. Our “eaters” had lots to chose from, including, chili, Mexican food, Italian food, pastas, chicken to die for, 6 different kids of rice, salads, desserts and so much more. Bon Appetit 278!
On Monday October 31st, our K-3rd graders paraded around the school showing off their Halloween Costumes. There were scary ghost, beautiful princesses, ninjas, pirates, and wizards just to name a few. Happy Halloween!
On October 20th the students, teachers and staff walked and walked and walked to find a cure for cancer! The sun was shining, the baked goods were delicious and we all had a wonderful time supporting this most worthy cause! Go 278!